Suppressing secrecy through metacognitive ease: Cognitive fluency encourages self-disclosure

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1414-1420

  Alter, Adam L ^a   Oppenheimer, Daniel M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549177546     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02461.x     Document Type: Article

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